If neither Marquez nor Peterson gets Pacquiao, Marquez told RingTV.com that he would like to take a tuneup fight on March 17 in a newly-constructed venue in Mexico City before perhaps rising a weight class to challenge Peterson.

A victory over Peterson would make Marquez only the second Mexican fighter to win a fourth title over as many different weight divisions, a mark that was first achieved in September when Erik Morales scored a 10th-round TKO over Pablo Cesar Cano for the vacant WBC junior welterweight belt.

“It’s a lot of things about him,” Peterson said, “and it’s a lot of things that I try to take from him and learn from him. Overall, I love his fighting style, and he’s an exciting fighter who throws a lot of combinations. He’s willing to mix it up with anyone.”

“[Marquez] reminds me of myself a lot…warrior all the way through. But he’s intelligent.”

Below is the interview with Marquez:

RingTV.com: So what do you want to do for your next fight?

Juan Manuel Marquez: I am not sure what to expect for my next fight. I don’t know what will happen. I talked with Fernando Beltran. Maybe I will fight in March.

And then, I don’t know who will be the next opponent for my next fight. But, I told Fernando that my next opportunity I would like it to be against Manny Pacquiao. Everybody knows.

I want to take maybe one fight for preparation. That would be in March. Maybe. I don’t know. But I need to sit down again with Fernando Beltran.